Make a Difference with SCYAP in 2025
There is still a need for thousands of foster homes across South Carolina.
What We Do
SCYAP is South Carolina’s premier provider of foster care and community-based services. We have been serving children and families in South Carolina since 1990. SCYAP offers a comprehensive array of programs and services to youth and families dealing with difficult issues and crises.
Creativity and flexibility in our programming and service delivery are the mainstays of our approach to working with youth and families, placing their needs at the forefront of everything we do.
While our largest program continues to be foster care services, a significant part of our array of services now includes non-residential, community-based services.
Who We Serve
SCYAP serves both males and females and does not discriminate by race, color, religious creed, ancestry, gender, gender expression, national origin, sexual orientation, or the seriousness or complexity of disability or need.
The primary target population served by SCYAP is considered to be at-risk or special needs children. We serve children with a broad spectrum of emotional, behavioral, mental, and medical needs and their families.
Typically these children are in need of out-of-home therapeutic care, community-based programming, and/or in-home intervention services. Depending on the service(s) provided, SCYAP is able to serve children ages birth to twenty-one and their families.
How You Can Help:
Attend a Monthly Foster Parent Information Session:
Sadly, there is a shortage of people expressing interest in becoming foster parents. We need more loving people like you to help children to have a safe and loving home where they can heal and thrive.
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Resolve to Help Foster Children in 2025
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